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Bernard Weiner: Bush's Testimony
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 11:59 am | Bernard Weiner
Bush's Testimony Before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission By Bernard Weiner Co-Editor, The Crisis Papers More >>
Sidney Pollack, Scott McClellan, and Wars for Oil
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 11:28 am | Bernard Weiner
OK, let's connect the dots: The Iraq War & Occupation. Scott McClellan's memoir. The death of film director Sydney Pollack. More >>
Bush At His Shrink: The Lame-Duck Session
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 12:38 am | Bernard Weiner
"I'm with my closest colleagues at the top of Mt. Everest. Below us on the snow, or maybe it's white sand, are thousands of bloody bodies. Suddenly, I see a line of approaching figures, armed with pitchforks and clubs, coming up the mountain. ... More >>
Bernard Weiner: Dumpster-Diving for GOP Quotes
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 1:13 pm | Bernard Weiner
As a playwright, I pay special attention to the difference between words as they are spoken and the unsaid words hidden beneath the surface -- what we in the dramaturgy biz call "subtext." More >>
"Shock Doctrine" Spin in U.S., Burma and Beyond
Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 11:52 am | Bernard Weiner
Suppose you have a controversial project you wish to push through, but you're afraid that if you come right out and say what you're up to, there will be so many objections from other officials and ordinary citizens that you might never get a chance to implement ... More >>
"What's With Your 'Crazy' U.S Politics?"
Saturday, 3 May 2008, 6:29 pm | Bernard Weiner
Finally some time to respond to your recent letter, where you asked me to explain the "crazy American political situation" and why "the U.S. is behaving so recklessly" with regard to Iran. Your terms are right on the mark. More >>
Impeachment Now Or Apocalypse Later?
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 1:58 pm | Bernard Weiner
The political noose seems to be tightening on the key members of the remaining miscreants down in the White House bunker -- mainly Bush, Cheney, Rice, Addington and Mukasey. (Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Powell and Tenet were pushed out the door earlier.) ... More >>
"The Shock Doctrine": Corporatism in Extremis
Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 12:51 am | Bernard Weiner
Naomi Klein's "The Shock Doctrine": Corporatism in Extremis By Bernard Weiner , The Crisis Papers More >>
Waist-Deep in the Big Muddy (Again)
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 10:37 pm | Bernard Weiner
My neighbor's cattle operation had a huge number of prized Black Angus steers and Holstein dairy-cows. I wanted them and the lush range they fed on. I tried making some sort of deal with the owner, but he was one ornery sumbitch. More >>
Peace May Be Possible In the Post-Bush Middle East
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:52 am | Bernard Weiner
The Middle East is undergoing yet another paroxysm of violence. An attack from one side or the other, be it Israeli or Palestinian in origin, leads to reprisal attacks, which leads to -- well, we all understand the vortex that both sides continue to ... More >>
Better Buckle Up! -- CheneyBush's Final 10 Months
Wednesday, 5 March 2008, 3:35 pm | Bernard Weiner
If anyone still harbors any illusions that the lame-duck CheneyBush Administration will taxi relatively harmlessly to its departure gate in January 2009, recent events suggest otherwise. It's been made abundantly clear that in the next ten months, these ... More >>
Bernard Weiner: Beyond CheneyBush, Cynical View
Wednesday, 20 February 2008, 10:36 am | Bernard Weiner
Beyond CheneyBush: A Realistic (Cynical?) View of Change By Bernard Weiner Co-Editor, The Crisis Papers More >>
"Shallow Throat" Sizes Up The Dem/GOP Candidates
Wednesday, 6 February 2008, 2:16 pm | Bernard Weiner
I received the coded message from "Shallow Throat" -- the high-ranking GOP mole in the Bush Administration -- and quickly arranged a Bethesda meeting at the place I was housesitting. ST didn't even wait to sit down before starting the vent. More >>
Bernard Weiner: Sputtering, Dangerous CheneyBush
Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 12:05 am | Bernard Weiner
CheneyBush remind me of huge rampaging monsters, countless arrows sticking out of their bleeding wounds but still able to thrash about and wreak great damage. They're lame ducks, weakened politically but angry, highly motivated and out for revenge. More >>
On Running Mates & Other Election Matters
Thursday, 24 January 2008, 8:51 am | Bernard Weiner
As we get deeper into primary season, here are a number of issues -- including even more disquieting election anomalies from New Hampshire -- that are worth considering. More >>
Bernard Weiner: U.S. Elections Still in SNAFU Mode
Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 11:06 am | Bernard Weiner
On the basis of what happened last week in New Hampshire we would be remiss as citizens if we didn't admit that eight years after the disaster that was the 2000 election process, we still don't have a reliable, secure voting system. More >>
Two Roads Diverging In 2008: Which Way Will We Go?
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 8:33 am | Bernard Weiner
For purposes of stimulating some out-of-the-box thinking, I've come up with some scenarios that may seem over-the-top, but I hope the extreme visions might provide lessons for action. Let's start with the more positive 2008 scenario. More >>
Bernard Weiner: George's Christmas Carol
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 12:02 am | Bernard Weiner
Bob Cratchit turned the thermostat up a notch, to take the chill off the 49-degree room, steeled his courage and walked up to the boss, who was oiling his shotgun. More >>
Bush's Nuclear-Boogeyman Scam
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:16 am | Bernard Weiner
The Cheneyists wanted to bomb Iran based on the same fear-scam Americans fell for when CheneyBush were pushing the invasion of Iraq: nuclear weapons. Here's how their scheme fell apart -- or did it? More >>
Annapolis & "The Surge": Spinning a Legacy
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 1:59 pm | Bernard Weiner
We were sitting at an outdoor cafe in Munich (on a rare sunny day in early October) when our Israeli friend and her husband asked: "What breakthroughs to peace do you think will emerge from the November Middle East 'summit' that Bush and Rice ... More >>
